Sunday, March 12, 2017

Emphasising the horizontal- Bandicoot trim

Two pieces of trim seem to have taken an inordinate amount of time and material. The sun visor has a practical purpose, but the trim strip and visor were considered mainly ( if I'm honest) because I wanted to de-power some of the verticality in the very high cabin lines. I hope that the visor gives the roof a longer feel, instead of just being 'folded' down from the very large windscreen. The tall slab sides and not particularly elegant (but great to look out through) side windows have been broken up by the dark trim line which runs as an extension of the edge of the lower roof line.

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This little visor was nearly 9ft long and was constructed from five pieces of 9mm marine ply. Below; upside down, the angles are to nestle the unit against the compound angles of the three windscreen panels.

Curious little finder dock - almost a stern-tie, but you don't have an anchor out, do you?Interesting how a slight change in angle can make a visual plane look completely different. I think the cabin top is not so much tall, as too level to the waterline. The motor launch behind you is an example of too tall proportions (not to be too critical. I've done the same myself, and years later, wished I hadn't). The visor is a nice detail.

Thanks for the input Dale and Michael. I've added a few pics of the visor from other angles. The finger dock is handy. This pen (on loan) is on the same jetty as the pen we own. The finger was a recent addition. The boats are secured by two lines fore and two aft, poles one end, jetty (dock) posts at the other. That motor launch is a whole other story. Great history, I want to do a post on her one day.

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Blogging- as if any of us really have anything worthwhile to say- and yet the minor achievements of ordinary people make up the real fabric of our lives, not the things on the cover of magazines...

This blog could just have been about my current project, but like a lot of people I feel our lives are segmented into areas which may seldom overlap. What happens when we combine intermittent interests with current obsessions and maybe even reflections on the past?

Let's just say this blog is by a curious person.

Actually, let's call it my 'phlog' because photos are so central to it.